The attorneys at Jordan Schrader Ramis PC understand the sometimes adversarial, always complex process of preparing to develop a parcel of land. They have decades of experience in guiding clients and their development projects through the maze of ever-evolving permitting processes implemented by the cities, counties, and regions of the Northwest. Jordan Schrader attorneys seek land use permits and approvals not with a cookie-cutter approach, but rather with hands-on experience, familiarity with the system, and extra effort in working with the policy makers. Our land use services include:

• Permit strategy
• Assessment of decision to develop (or not develop) in a jurisdiction
• Negotiation of conditions of approval with planning staff
• Identification of traffic impacts and street improvement requirements
• Development phasing
• Development agreements to limit on-site and off-site improvement cost exposure
• Urban Growth Boundary amendments
• Post acknowledgment comprehensive plan and zoning text and map amendments
• Industrial and commercial planned developments
• Subdivisions (industrial, commercial, and residential)
• Infill development on difficult sites
• Variances
• Nonconforming uses
• Development of special land use districts to accommodate unique development requests
• Annexations
• Condominium approvals
• Natural resource and environmental permitting

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